I looked for Merlin for 4 years. I finally found a breeder that was MORE than I had been looking for. (I had raised and shown springers all my life . Dad raised hunting dogs)
Lady (newfy) came to us via my daughter she was working at the dollar store . She had a customer (70yr old lady) asking about her children , Clarissa just said I have furry kids . Then the lady started talking about this newfy she had and needed to find it a home. As her grandkids had moved in and brought their dog (he was used to the 2,4,6 yr old)
Lady wasn't a good kids dog too hyper,kept knocking them down. So daughter got her # and we called and well 2 years later shes still a nut and bouncy.